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Jeff Colgan in Medium, "[Iraq] might have exploited its market power to increase the price of oil, thereby enriching itself at the expense of oil importers."

Ashutosh Varshney in The New York Times, "On the whole, the Delhi riots of this week are now beginning to look like a pogrom, à la Gujarat 2002 and Delhi 1984...mobs unleashing savage violence while the cops look away, or join the mob, instead of neutrally intervening to crush the riot."

In this piece, Peter Andreas draws comparison between the way tobacco was viewed a century ago versus today - while making reference to his new book, Killer High: A History of War in Six Drugs. Andreas specifically highlights the role addiction played throughout times of war - especially during World War I.

This article references figures from the Costs of War project within the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

Ashutosh Varshney in The Daily Mail, "BJP leaders, who have sought to demonize Muslim protesters as a threat to India, may see some gain from the violence."

In this piece, Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary on recent violence in Delhi.

Additional news coverage for David Kertzer regarding the March 2020 opening of Vatican archives for controversial wartime papacy of Pope Pius XII.

This column features commentary from Ashutosh Varshney on ethnic violence in Delhi.

Emily Oster penned this article revealing the data behind predicting a child's future height.

Ashutosh Varshney in India Today, "...it's becoming increasingly clear to the scholars, watchers and observers of American politics that even though the Indian American community in the aggregate is small -- it's one per cent -- it's very important in some states."

Michael Kennedy joined Dan Yorke to discuss the presidential election, Bernie Sanders current lead and more.

Wendy Schiller provided commentary on how the balance of power in Washington has tilted towards the executive branch.

Ashutosh Varshney comments on President Trump's upcoming two-day visit to India.

Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary on the diplomatic relationship between America and India.

David Kertzer in The JC, "Hopefully some of the myths surrounding Pius XII will be dispelled, at least among those who have open minds."

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Stephen Kinzer penned this column endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard.

Ashutosh Varshney is interviewed about the implications of President Trump's upcoming visit to India.

In this excerpt of Peter Andreas' book Killer High: A History of War in Six Drugs, Andreas recounts how a post-war surplus of the drug caused addiction epidemics to unfold on both sides of the Pacific.

Emily Oster provided commentary on the "baby box," a box filled with free baby items such as snowsuits, booties and mittens, sleeping bags, thermometers, books, toys and bibs, which every new parent in Finland receives after having a baby.

David Kertzer in Newsweek, "This is not simply a matter of understanding Church history, but getting a better understanding of European and world history for these eventful years, not only the years of the war, but the political conflicts and dramas of the postwar years."

Wendy Schiller provided commentary about Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate.

A new study authored by John Friedman, along with Raj Chetty of Harvard; Emmanuel Saez and Danny Yagan of the University of California, Berkeley; and Nicholas Turner of the Federal Reserve, suggests that selective colleges would be far less economically stratified if lower-income students had a boost like those for children of alumni.

Additional news coverage for a new study authored by John Friedman, along with Raj Chetty of Harvard; Emmanuel Saez and Danny Yagan of the University of California, Berkeley; and Nicholas Turner of the Federal Reserve, suggesting that selective colleges would be far less economically stratified if lower-income students had a boost like those for children of alumni.

In this piece, David Kertzer offers commentary ahead of his visit to the Vatican for the opening of Pope Pius XII's archives.

David Kertzer in Reuters, "Pius saw his job as protecting the institutional Church and everything else was secondary."

David Kertzer in The New York Times, "Much of historical importance will also become clearer for the postwar years, when the pope, among other challenges, worried that the Communist Party would come to power in Italy and played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in blocking it."

Wendy Schiller spoke about how superdelegates will "play a crucial role" in selecting the Democratic nominee if there is no clear winner on the first ballot.

Peter Andreas was interviewed about his new book, "Killer High: A History of War in Six Drugs" on merryjane.com.

Stephen Kinzer cited in AP News, "Uhlar has spoken publicly about her regret before but says her belief that the gangster was wrongly convicted on the murder charges was reinforced after reading a new book by Brown University professor Stephen Kinzer."

Continuing coverage: A new study authored by John Friedman, along with Raj Chetty of Harvard; Emmanuel Saez and Danny Yagan of the University of California, Berkeley; and Nicholas Turner of the Federal Reserve, suggests that selective colleges would be far less economically stratified if lower-income students had a boost like those for children of alumni.

Peter Andreas penned this article - including an excerpt from his new book, Killer High: A History of War in Six Drugs.

Shahzad Bashir will discuss the cultural pervasiveness of poetry in Iran, Central Asia and South Asia.

This opinion piece references the work of Rose McDermott, whose data analysis points to a significant relationship between polygamy and poor outcomes, including higher levels of sex trafficking and higher levels of domestic violence.

Jeff Colgan penned this analysis of the third phase of climate efforts, in which an informal coalition of technocrats and business elites is taking the lead.

Opportunity insights, co-directed by John Friedman, found that students from high-income backgrounds were significantly more likely to attend selective colleges than their lower-income peers.

Angela Blanchard provided commentary in this article and notes that she invited developer Frank Liu to deliver a presentation at Brown called "Urban Social Policy Meets Real-World Capitalism."

John Friedman in The New York Times, "You cannot explain the very high shares of kids from high-income families solely by saying they are the ones who have higher test scores."

Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary on the BJP's increase in vote share.

Peter Andreas in HistoryNet, "If World War I was the crucial context that gave birth to Prohibition, the Great Depression was the crucial context that killed it off."

In this brief interview, Michael Kennedy addresses the news of the day around Lukashenko's recent interview with Russia Today, Maria Kolesnikova's kidnapping, refusal of forced exile, and detention, and alternative futures for Belarus.

In analyzing "the debacle of the Democratic Iowa caucuses," Wendy Schiller said "it is stunning how far from technological grace the Democrats have fallen and that was on full display in Iowa."

This opinion piece on U.S. military spending references data from the Costs of War project, based at Brown's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

Continuing coverage: This book review covers Professor of International Studies and Political Science Peter Andreas' new book, "Killer High: A History of War in Six Drugs."

Eric Patashnik in The New York Times, "Reducing the odds and potency of backlash is critical to the political sustainability of activist government."

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In this piece, the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs' Costs of War report is cited - specifically highlighting the correlation between national debt from war and the affect it's had on U.S. taxpayers.

Richard Arenberg joined Dan Yorke to discuss the State of the Union address and impeachment.